new this morning, protests against the tsa could slow down security lines at airports across the country. see what many people are planning. >> reporter: one of the busiest travel days of the year. we're live at sfo. coming up, what you can expect. and one local activist wants to see immigration laws like arizona's come to california. >> those stories, plus traffic and weather coming up on a freezing wednesday, november 24th, on "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. laura is off today. >> and i'm obviously not laura. i'm scott mcgrew. good morning, everyone. >> today is the busiest travel day of the year. the new tsa patdowns are the story of this early holiday season. loosely organized protests are

set to happen today. they could potentially clog travel nationwide. elise kirschner is live at sfo with a look at how things are going so far. >> reporter: yeah. 56,000 passengers are expected to go through security lines here at sfo today. take a look behind me, lines are going pretty quickly. you wouldn't know it's a holiday travel time. tsa is hoping an iphone app will help ease holiday travel congestion. the free program called my tsa lets users fill in the blank to ask if they can bring various objects through airport security checkpoints. the app also lists wait times for security lines for airports throughout the u.s. so far, despite calls for a nationwide protest that threatened to groiind airport security lines to a halt, wait times here at sfo are predicted to be no longer than 15 minutes for most times of the day.

here's what airport spokesperson mike mccarran said just moments ago. >> right now we've had no protests whatsoever. security is moving just fine, very efficiently. the weather here is great, which is helping get the flights out on time. it should be a smooth day, if everything goes according to plan. >> reporter: how much time to get through security. >> over the week we've been averaging between 8 to 10 minutes. we start seeing the peak times in the next hour or so. everything is fully staffed and people are moving quickly so it shouldn't take much time at all. >> reporter: any tips to get through security. >> the biggest thing is to pack as little as possible. check the tsa's website at tsa.gov for the most current information and just relax and enjoy yourself. >> reporter: here's more advice to help you. take off jackets, shoes and metal from your pockets. if you take a look behind me, there's not that long of a wait

here. as always, give yourself 90 minutes for domestic flights, two hours for international flights. we're live at the airport, elise kirschner, "today in the the bay." besides asking for the patdown in order to protest the tsa scanners, people may show their frustration in other ways. people at several airports plan to wear signs or t-shirts protesting the patdowns. one group says it will hand out flyers at 27 airports across the country telling people about their rights and what they are. a guy from texas says he plans to wear a scottish kilt with nothing underneath. more people are actually planning on driving to their thanksgiving destination this year compared to last. it's estimated that more than 42 million americans will hit the road, an increase of nearly 11.5%. some people say they did decide to drive so they won't have to get up and close and personal with the tsa. >> i have a lot of personal

space issues, so i think that i would really dread having to get patted down. >> the chp meanwhile will have extra officers on the highway, of course, all weekend long. bay area rapid transit anticipating 64,000 people will take advantage of direct train-to-plane connections at sfo today through monday. this will be the highest number of people riding bart's airport line since the sfo station opened in 2003. bart will run longer trains today as well as on sunday. i understand rob is doing double duty today. >> we talk about traffic and weather together. they're really together today. we want to check in with him right now. >> we've melded together. both clickers for you this morning. both are going hand in hand this morning. first you've got the cold weather, 30s and 20s across the north bay with patchy frost or ice in a few spots. that's the reason why we do have the freeze warning up in the north and east bay valleys,

frost advisory elsewhere. even with the sunshine today, it is going to be a cool afternoon. highs 40s and 50s outside. expect another frosty morning as we head into your thanksgiving morning plans as well. checking your east bay commute, right now metering lights are still off. there's a view of the bay bridge across the midspan. you can see traffic moving along pretty well. quick check of the maps. 380 approaching the toll plaza, metering lights off, volume is picking up a little bit. holiday light for the most part but we'll watch this for you, especially those getaway commutes through the altamont pass. >> thanks, rob. the california tea party wants to make illegal immigration a top priority for the election in 2012. tea party activist michael erickson is pushing for an arizona-style immigration law. if approved by voters, it would require police to investigate if they have reasonable suspicion that a person could be an illegal immigrant. erickson says his proposed law

would help crack down on drug cartel bus a san mateo county democrat sees other problems with that proposal. >> with arizona having done what it's decided to do with sb-1070, we don't want california to be seen as a safe haven for drug cartels and human smugglers and other criminal elements. >> you're going to separate families, there is no due process. this is a gestapo-like approach. >> supporters need 443,000 signatures by april 21th to qualify for a ballot. we now know how san francisco will choose its next mayor, we just don't know when it will happen. the board of supervisors gets to choose the interim mayor to serve when gavin newsom goes to san francisco. as many as 11 people will be nominated. the first nominee to get six or more votes becomes mayor, regardless of whether there are more nominees who have not been voted on yet. board members cannot vote for

themselves. we don't know when the board will start voting. the new mayor will serve until the november election. we just got word that two people died in their monterey county home because of a fire overnight. the fire department says that a gas heater played a role. it's a story we hear all too often this time of year. sheldon gilbert joining us once again with a few things to keep in mind during these winter cold snaps. good morning and thanks to talking to us once again. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> let's start with what people might have to keep in mind if they're trying to heat their homes. i don't know if they're called unconventional ways, but you're using an open flame, gas heater grill, what kind of thing. >> well, anything of that nature is intended for outside use and should not be used inside. the only portable heaters you should use inside are those that are certified for that type of use. we recommend a radiant type heat versus even some of the electric heaters because they get less

hot and are less likely to ignite something such as paper or cardboard. >> now, what do you need to do if your use your fireplace? that is one of the things where you should use heat but that needs maintenance as well. >> yeah. your fireplace needs to be checked on an annual basis by a certified chimney sweep. they need not only look at the fireplace itself, but also the chimney to make sure there's no cracks or anything where sparks or embers may get into your attic or onto your roof and start a fire. they also need to make sure the chimney is swept so it doesn't have buildup that would cause fire within the chimney. >> what about furnaces. a lot of people have not turned them on since last winter. several months ge by and they need a little cleanup too. >> absolutely. they should be checked on an annual basis by a certified professional. they make sure the flame is burning efficiently, not putting out carbon monoxide and all the ventilation avenues are intact. also change your filters to make sure you're picking up all the dust and debris so it doesn't end up in your firebox, which

sometimes you smell when you turn it on the the first time of the year as it begins to comb t combust. what about smoke detectors, but not only that is it a good idea for people to have carbon monoxide detectors? if you use some of these other things to keep warm, sometimes you say i've got the flame nice and contained and safe, but it's the fumes you have to worry about. >> that's correct. carbon monoxide is invisible, you can't smell it an it's something that is hard to detect with the human eye or nose. but certainly a carbon monoxide detector is something that is essential for all homes who are using any sort of heating device. you can buy them in conjunction with a smoke detector, all in one. you should have one in each sleeping area and one in each common living area and they should be checked on a monthly basis and remember to change the batteries every time you change your clock. >> chief gilbert, thanks for coming by. i hope you guys are tremendously bored this time of year that. would be good news. >> thank you. so do me. >> my family says if we do ever

have a fire we'll go deaf with all the things i've installed. a lot of folks cranking up the heaters this morning. these numbers just updated. down to 30 in fairfield, 28 in napa, 36 in san jose and oakland. look at san francisco, even near the water this morning we're in the upper 30s. that's why we have the frost advisory for the inner bay. freeze warnings across the north bay valleys this morning. this is canadian air conditioning. we had a cold system drop in on us yesterday. that cold front is long gone but the cold air will linger with some 20s and 30s likely again tomorrow morning. then as we head towards saturday, actually friday night into saturday, this is our next chance at seeing some rain. if enough cold air is trapped, we may briefly see low snow in the far north bay and then rain dropping in on us as we go through saturday afternoon. around the bay area today it will be chilly. we start near 30 degrees. even with non-stop sunshine it na not going to warm up. truckee and reno staying below

freezing all day long, so factor that into your plans as you head to the high country. the next chance of rain is saturday and sunday we'll see cloudy skies and breezy conditions. checking your commute, let's take you out along highway 4 seeing typical westbound slowing. travel times westbound have dropped off to 26 miles per hour. across the altamont pass, still good eastbound, but westbound approaching north flynn road we're seeing some slowing there. again as the traffic volumes increase, you expect to see that. if you're heading out of san jose down to santa cruz, you'll notice some patchy slowing as you approach the summit. some of that may actually be done to patchy ice as temperatures across the santa cruz mountains like most of the bay area cold enough for patchy frost, at least through 9:00 this morning. back to you. take a look at placer county, rob. tons of snow. we're looking at video from yesterday. snow piled up in front of drivers. you can see a few of them. yeah, that's not good.

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good morning to you. a live look over san francisco. in fact that's san francisco airport on the left-hand side looking at the highs today, boy, it is going to be cold. we'll check in with rob in just a minute. untold numbers of sex offenders are on the run living in secret tent cities all over the bay area. they often hide in homeless camps, almost impossible for police to track. a statewide sting last week revealed how a law designed to protect children is actually part of the problem. as vicky nguyen tells us, the solution may be a controversial change to jessica's law . >> reporter: just steps away from the daily sights and sounds of life in the bay area, another world emerges. >> this is their house. this is where they live. >> reporter: deep in the brush, hidden, tent cities teaming with

a different kind of life. >> a little early to be drinking. >> we're looking for parolees at large, any 296 offenders. >> they're down there hiding in these encampments. >> reporter: andrea is a state parole agent. today she's heading a sweep through 12 of the biggest homeless encampments in san jose, this one in the woods beneath los lagos golf course where convicted sex predators live with the outcasts, mostly felons out of work, out of homes and out of luck. ironically the law designed to flush out these predators and protect children is in part the reason for these hideouts. jessica's law bans sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or day care center n 2007 just after the law was passed, 88 paroled sex offenders were listed as homeless. today more than 2100 sex offenders are on the streets, off the grid. >> not knowing the terrain and

the setup, we can look at it on a map all we want but you don't really see until you get in here. >> agents think there were 20 or 30 more people living in encampments like this but when they saw the activity, they took off. >> reporter: right now 145 convicted sex offenders are on the run from parole agents in the bay area. >> one of the biggest challenges in supervising sex offenders is the homeless rate. >> reporter: robert heads the parole division of the state department of corrections. he said the way parolees are monitored is not as effective as it could be, and now the sex offender task force has issued nine recommendations to improve tr tracking. among them a major change to jessica's law to remove the 2,000-foot law and allow individual agents to decide where their parolees can or can't live. >> i think it goes back to empowering the person who's actually supervising the offender, knows and understands the offender better than anybody

else and makes the daily decision about how we supervise people. he or she is the one that says i know specifically that you shouldn't be allowed to live near a school while somebody else can. >> reporter: so the agents would have sole discretion over where the sex offenders live based on their prior conviction? >> well, i think that's the spirit of the recommendation. >> reporter: he says he expects pushback, but he believes the recommendations will allow agents to do their jobs more efficiently and reduce the number of sex offenders not accounted for. it's a change that can't come soon enough for this agent and her team. they say the first step in tracking paroled sex offenders is getting them out of the dark and back on the grid. vicky nguyen, "today in the bay." it's now up to state lawmakers to consider the recommendations and to introduce a bill that would change jessica's law and that's a process that could take several months. vicky nguyen joins me this morning to talk more about that.

it could take a long time for this to change. >> definitely, brent. not a change that would happen overnight. the state legislature has to draw up the bill to change jessica's law. keep in mind, the task force wants to allow agents to decide where their parolee can say live. in theory, that could put sex offenders right next to a school or day care center. >> and that could be a big issue because one of the main issues is they want to keep sex offenders away from the kids. >> exactly. we do expect there to be some outrage, people saying i don't want a sex offender anywhere near my family. the task force is saying would you rather have them homeless and untrackable. they say that 2,000-foot rule is providing a false sense of security and it is making it harder to track sex offenders. >> so if you're upset and want to say something about this, what can you do? >> lobby your state lawmaker, tell them how you feel. we're trying to make it easier for you to understand all of those recommendations.

go to our website, we have a link to all nine recommendations. see for yourself whether you think these will make you and your family safer. just search task force. >> okay, thanks for coming by. all 29 miners trapped in new zealand thought to be dead this morning. there was a second explosion in the mine. now, police say they don't think anyone could have survived that second blast. the miners have been trapped since the first explosion on friday. poisonous gases kept rescuers from going into the mine to search for the missing men. investigators are still looking into what caused the second explosion. new this morning, we're learning more about the attack, the deadly attack by north korea on a south korean island. south korea says two civilians died in yesterday's attack so that brings the death total to four. knees are the newest images of the damage this morning. the late' casualties were discovered earlier today. south korea says the men were construction workers in their 60s. north korea fired on the island

early tuesday. two south korean marines died during the attack. korean americans in the bay area are checking on loved ones back home. they're concerned that north korea's deadly military attack may trigger more than just one firefight. reporters at the "korean daily" in union city writing with heavy hearts because they're worried about relatives that could be in danger. journalist euna lee spoke in san francisco last night, telling a crowd she believed north korean officials would execute her for crossing their border. you feel she was in prison, but after five months the united states secured her release. she hoped her suffering would lead to political progress, but she's afraid this new attack is shattering that opportunity. >> our ordeal, i was hoping that there would be more conversation between the u.s. and south korea and north korea. and this kind of provocative

action will close the door for future conversations, so i was very sad. >> lee's family is in korea. she says she plans to return to the region to finish the story about human trafficking that she first started. a former los angeles police detective is now accused of murder this morning. investigators say that stephanie lazarus killed her ex-boyfriend's wife back in 1986. she has pleaded not guilty. now, other detectives called her in telling her they wanted her to help with the investigation. when she arrived, she found out the interrogation was for her. >> to get in trouble for something that i didn't even do or you're saying i did something. >> okay. >> we understand. >> how would you guys like it if the tables were turned on you? >> police reopened that cold case after they say dna confirmed a bite on the victim's arm was from a woman. detectives say that the dna matched lazarus.

former president bush is currently a best-selling author. his book "decision points" has sold more than 1.1 million copies since its release on november 9th. the president outlines critical moments during his presidency and gives his perspective on the events in the book. now, it's published by the same company that printed president clinton's book and both of president obama's books. well, when news broke that the beatles were going to be on itunes, a lot of people asked what's the big deal? most people already had cds they could rip that their itunes. apple says people downloaded more than two million songs and 450,000 albums. the most popular album is "abbey road." the top-selling single is "here comes the sun" which we could use a little bit around here. >> we could use a lot of sun, because it is a long and winding and cold road. rob doing double duty keeping tabs on all those winding roads this morning.

>> that's right. may see some patchy frost or ice on some of those roads. we're watching one incident on northbound 85 approaching saratoga. the number two and three lanes blocked by an accident there, that is northbound 85 approaching saratoga. but you can see on the traffic sensors, not seeing a whole lot in terms of slowing, probably due to light volumes this morning. as you look at the south bay commute, travel times, 101, 280 and 87 looking pretty good. taking you to your east bay commute, 580 through the altamont pass, a little westbound slowing approaching north flynn road. your travel times just fine approaching sfo and the 92 to 80 split looking pretty good. bart still reporting everything on schedule. despite the chilly weather, things moving along for your morning commute. we'll show you just how chilly it is with our full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, rob. it is a very chilly one out there this morning. we'll talk to people who have to get out and about in the cold coming up. you are looking at the east bay hills as a bit of warmth comes into the sky.

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san jose clear skies and it is cold this morning. down to 36 grows san jose, 33 livermore, 28 napa and look at san francisco and oakland in the 30s this morning. lots of sunshine but not much of a warm. keep the winter coat with you throughout the afternoon. some spots in the hills may only climb into the 40s for highs today. your thanksgiving day, by the way, will start off the same way with patchy frost, clear but cool for the afternoon. next chance of raindrops in on us friday night and saturday. a bay area county says it's up to voters to keep several fire stations open. we see what they say you have to do. the san bruno explosion is forcing some changes all across the state. we'll tell you about that coming up. and waiting for bart is even less fun than usual today. we'll check in with a few chilly

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that minor shock of sense to your warmth as you step outside to grab the paper this morning. i'm bob redell. we'll tell you about the frost advisory that's in effect for the entire bay area coming up in a live report. and the mayor-elect of oakland is already in hot water with the police department. we will tell you why balancing the city budget may start with her writing a check. right now a live look outside this morning. a beautiful sunrise here, but it is a very chilly start to the long holiday weekend. today, november 24th, on "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." and good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. laura is off today. mike is off today. scott is doing radio. it's just me and rob handling

everything. rob has the forecast and your commute. >> why don't we talk pac-10 football the next half hour. >> we could do that. >> speaking of the pac-10, it feels like boulder, colorado. 20s and 30s across the north bay valleys. 36 san jose. look at san francisco, 39 this morning. that is a new record for this date. you can see as we go through the afternoon hour by hour, look at all that blue staying on the map through lunchtime. 40s to low 50s for highs at that. i think we'll see a repeat performance on into tomorrow with more frosty mornings ahead. now checking your morning commute as we watch the bay bridge toll plaza, the volume picking up but the metering lights still off for now. the 3-d view of your access heading into the east bay on that bay bridge toll plaza looks pretty good right now. we'll show you the altamont pass because we're seeing slowing approaching north flynn road there in livermore. slowing heading westbound. obviously very chilly temperatures. dublin and pleasanton seeing temperatures in the near 30-degree range. >> because of the cold temperatures, bay area commuters

really have to bundle up before they head out to work. hopefully if you're driving you have heated seats in the car. otherwise bob redell is live at the dublin-pleasanton bart station. he's been talking to some folks out there dealing with the cold blast and i notice he's even got gloves on this morning. bob. >> reporter: you're going to need them out here. good morning, brent. it was a little bit of a surprise to see the temperature sign along 580 here over there in dublin at a local car dealership and it read minus 2 degrees celsius. if you're keeping track at home, that is roughly 28.4 degrees fahrenheit. that explains why there is a frost advisory in effect throughout the bay area until 9:00 this morning. you've got cafe express outside the dublin-pleasanton bart station. they're hoping the cold snap will boost business another. one customer says he normally doesn't order coffee.

lots of scarfs, hoodies, jackets, gloves, hands in pockets for those who perhaps forgot their gloves. and then there was this guy. i'm wondering if a cold day like today makes you think twice about being a motorcyclist. >> it makes you think twice, but this is not cold. at least it's not snowing, it's not pouring down rain and i've ridden in worse. >> reporter: all right. did you have to dress differently today? >> i did put on a sweater under my light jacket in order to make the ride in and my fingers are a little cool. >> reporter: but you're not fazed. >> no, not at all. it's not that bad. >> reporter: he tells us it's not like the time he was in st. louis and it was 10 below and there was snow and ice on the road. he's definitely right about that and actually it's not that bad. a little brisk out. as long as you're on the go, you're hustling, it's bearable. reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, you've been to the north pole. what's the coldest you've faced?

>> reporter: minus 40 no windchill. with windchill, minus 50 when i lived in st. louis. it was a christmas day, very cold one. >> i went skiing once, minus 80 and they closed the slopes. i don't know why i was even out. >> reporter: i ate dirt and walked both ways barefoot to school both directions. because it's cold the san jose shelter is opening 125 beds today trying to help people deal with the freezing temperatures. ehc life builders will make the beds available at 2011 little orchard street. if you drink designated driver, that's the message from chp and everyone else. chp will be out in force this weekend. tonight at 6:00 is the start of the holiday maximum enforcement period. that means more cops out there to keep you safe. there will be dui checkpoints in

san rafael and daly city as well as other parts of the bay area. the maximum enforcement period runs all the way through sunday. oakland police want your help in finding two men who sexually assaulted three roommates. it started saturday night as a woman walked home from the west oakland bart station. the victim says two men approached her at gunpoint near 11th and market street. she says they sexually assaulted her, then forced her to take them to her apartment. once inside, the men reportedly sexually assaulted and robbed the woman's two roommates. police are trying to get tips from the public in hopes of catching the two men responsible. california is about to get more gas pipeline inspectors. the good afternoon public utilities commission will hire four new safety inspectors as soon as possible. according to a letter from the commissioner's executive director. now, lawmakers have been critical about low staffing levels following the san bruno pipe blast in september. right now the state has nine inspectors to keep tabs on

110,000 miles of gas pipelines, propane distributors and mobile home park systems. new this morning, eight fire stations in contra costa county could close if voters do not approve a new parcel tax next year. that's the prediction from fire chief louder. a story in the cocoa times reports the board of supervisors needs to agree to put that tax on the june ballot. the fire budget faces an $11.5 million deficit next year. the district serves 14 communities, including pleasant hill, walnut creek and concord. an east bay community is worried that a mountain lion may have moved into the area. a dead deer was discovered on bush road at the eastern edge of the city. police determined a mountain lion killed the deer. previous mountain lion sightings have been reported in the general area between moore avenue and the open space behind the city. no special treatment for oakland mayor-elect queen quan. she has a parking issue to deal

with. oakland police put a boot on her car outside of city hall yesterday. the report says she had not paid more than $1,000 in parking tickets. the car is registered to her husband. the chronicle says the boot did come off later in the day. in 2009 quan and other city council members increased parking meter rates to $2 an hour and extended the meter hours until 8:00 p.m. the time now is 6:37. an nba star looks to grinch it up on the court. we'll show you what's his plan flnchts a. and last-minute grocery shopping could cost you a little extra this thanksgiving. we'll have a live report coming up. and you probably don't have as many friends asking help for their farm. we'll show you what's over taken farmville as the most popular game on facebook. and a very chilly morning. 20s and 30s to wake up to. even with the sunshine it's going to take a while to warm up today. a look at your forecast next on "today in the bay." reporting what matters to you, you're watching "today in

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and san jose and hayward down to 36 degrees. 33 around livermore, 29 in napa. look at san francisco, down to 39 degrees this morning. we have a freeze warning up to the north and east bay through 9:00 this morning. frost advisory elsewhere around the bay area. even with the sun coming up we'll see temperatures today in the 40s to low 50s for high temperatures today. i know those seem more like morning lows, but that's going to be about it today with sunshine warming us up about 20 degrees from the start near 30 in many spots. tomorrow another cold start and a cold afternoon. the next chance of rain will hold off probably until friday night and early saturday morning. farmville dethroned after 15 months as the number one facebook app. farmville was knocked off its perch by a game called phrases. they post quizzes, sayings and images on their news feed. the app has more than 54 monthly users. farmville just under 54 million users. a lot of nba fans might

think that laker kobe bryant's heart is two sizes too small. this christmas he might play into that theory. check these out. bryant is set to wear these grinch-themed shoes for the lake lakers game on christmas day. i wonder if they use special lighting, like if it's a black light kind of thing. they play the miami heat in that game. take some extra cash for last-minute trips to the grocery store this thanksgiving. find out why in a live report. and a live shot outside. again, nice sunny start to the day, but these clear skies are part of the reason it is so cold out there. we'll be checking in with rob and several of our live reporters to see what folks acro the bay area are olcing today.

♪ turkey with the girls, turkey with the boys, my faivorite kin of pants are corduroys ♪ ♪ gobble gobble, i wish turkey only cost a nickel ♪ ♪ oh, i love turkey on thanksgiving ♪ >> sadly, i know the words to that song. adam sandler's thanksgiving song leaves a lot of people smiling and agreeing with the comedian. we all wish turkey cost a nickel but today in the bay's tracie potts is here to cast a whole lot more on this story because it does cost a lot more than a nickel, a lot more. kind of sticker shock as you head out, especially if r doing that last-minute shopping, tracie. >> reporter: i'm certainly in that group.

i'm not sure if i can sing it like you can but it is going to cost you a little more if you're doing the big traditional dinner this year. prices are up. the american farm bureau says pretty much on everything except turkeys, although the government and food institute say turkeys are up 30%, a bit of a discrepancy there. bottom line, if you're doing the big spread you're going to spend more. the average price $4.35 per person. a lot of people are going out to eat this year. the national restaurant association says one in ten will go to a restaurant instead and more than half of us are going to buy something already prepared to put on the thanksgiving table. speaking of turkeys, i should tell you we've got two famous ones here in washington today from california. the two turkeys that are being p pardoned from the modesto area, apple and cider. president obama will meet up with them later on today. 45-pound turkeys, probably not the size you're going to put on your table. >> no, they're the foster farms

ones, so probably half that size at our house. happy thanksgiving, tracie. >> reporter: same to you. if you're thinking about hitting some stores early friday morning, you might be late. these two guys have been catching out since friday waiting for their good black friday deal. they're sitting outside a best buy in salem, oregon. one guy just wants a good dole on a laptop. some bay area chains aren't even closing for thanksgiving. the gap and banana republic, old navy will be open on turkey day. they tried it last year with some success, so they're going to do it again. >> the gap heard from its customers that customers were interested in having an opportunity to get a head start on their holiday shopping. what a better day to get it started than on thanksgiving day. >> walmart and big lots were the first stores to try this. this year for the first time ever, toys r us and sears will be open on the holiday. new study out today finds

debt is not causing as much stress in american households this year. the associated press says many people are a lot more comfortable with spending and they do not plan to max out their credit cards any time soon. the study found more people than last year are now paying their balances off right away, and fewer people are buying anything lie credit card if they don't have the cash to pay for it up front. 59% say they feel little to no stress from family debt, which is a big 10% improvement over a year ago. checking in with rob on the forecast. >> rob in the double duty. boy, a cold day. >> it is, no matter where you are in the bay area right now, you're below 40 degrees from san francisco down into san jose, 36 degrees. 28 the cool spot in napa this morning. clear skies, chilly conditions. mainly dry. still snow flurries around seattle and portland this morning. if you're traveling to st. louis or chicago, could see some sleet that may cause some travel delays across the midsection of the country later on.

if you're heading to southern california, look at the highs to our south. 50s around l.a. and san diego. only 60s for palm springs today. 55 for san luis obispo. 40s up and down the central valley. look at your lake tahoe temperatures, morning lows at 0. the next couple of days highs only in the 20s across the high country. for the bay area, it probably feels like 0, we're just not going to warm up a whole lot. mid-40s around lake port and ukiah, which those locations may see low snow on saturday. we've got this next system dropping in friday night into saturday bringing more rain our way for saturday. then we clear out and dry out approaching sunday. watching your morning commute, there's an incident on southbound 280. we have in the hov lane a deer reported in the road. again, southbound 280 there in the hov lane causing some delays. otherwise around the rest of the south bay not seeing too much in the way of travel problems. most areas at speed. however, as you head to the

peninsula, things looking pretty good. the exception is highway 4 as you approach the region right around pittsburg, we're seeing slowing westbound. you can see drive times down to 15 miles per hour westbound. around the altamont pass, that looks pretty good this morning, 52 miles per hour as you head through the altamont pass and head towards tracy. easy commute getting out of the bay area. today is the busiest travel day of the year and on top of the usual congestion, a protest is planned over airport screeners. elise kirschner is live at sfo keeping an eye on things. so far it looks like they're going pretty well so far, right? >> reporter: it is. it may be one of the busiest travel days of the year but if you look behind me here at sfo, you would not know it. the lines are moving very quickly. that's despite a call for a nationwide protest against full body scans and patdowns. the tsa issued the new rules on november 1st and many travelers are not happy about it. according to tsa 35 million

people have been screened nationally since the enhanced security measures went into effect and 2,000 have filed some complaint. if you haven't flown since the new rules were introduced, here's what you can expect. >> you're either asked to go through the traditional metal detector or body scanning machine. people who go through the traditional detector, when they go through and there's a sound that goes off, they have been asking people to go back through, look for keys, loose change, that sort of thing. not everybody gets a patdown even after they have gone through the metal detector and had something detected. we've actually seen very few patdowns. i did not yesterday even see one patdown. there are people who are directed to go through the scanning machine. if they refuse that scan, they will give them a patdown. >> reporter: tsa is hoping an iphone app will help ease some congestion. the free program called my tsa lets users fill in the blank to ask what they can bring, various

objects, things of that sort, through security checkpoints. it also lists wait times for security lines for airports throughout the u.s. back here live at sfo, officials say wait times at security lines are expected to be no longer than 15 minutes during most times of the day, but that could be even less. right now maybe even 3 minutes to get through the lines. as more travellers come here throughout the day, it could get worse so give yourself plenty of time. we're live, elise kirschner, today in the bay. that app elise mentioned, you could use it on your ipod touch, a free one you get if your tsa agent touches you. looped will give away ten ipod touches to travelers who get patdowns on tsa today. to qualify, you have to check into the airport using your looped account with a smartphone or ipod touch. then push that link to twitter using the hash tag touched by tsa. >> as you know now, it is a freezing morning literally.

people getting ready for work across the bay area are facing record cold temperatures and "today in the bay'" bob redell is live at the dublin-pleasanton bart station with how people are handling this cold blast. bob. >> reporter: well, it's good for business at this little coffee shop here. good morning, brent. they're getting a lot of first-time coffee drinkers. your not a regular coffee drinker, right? >> no. >> reporter: why this morning? >> because i'm extra sleepy because i have to wake up at 5:00 to get on the bus. >> reporter: i also notice that you don't have any gloves. is it keeping your hands warm? >> not really. i'm planning on getting gloves. >> reporter: that's probably not a bad idea. what did you do to prepare for the cold weather? >> i'm from san francisco and it's cold out there and daly city is cold too. >> reporter: especially in the summers. so you're used to this. it's not that bad. it is freezing, though. nice meeting you, happy thanksgiving. it is 32 degrees. we were telling you earlier it was jarring to be driving down 580 and see negative 2 on a

temperature sign. that of course being celsius which calculates to 28 degrees fahrenheit. if you are getting up this morning an haven't been outside, chances are your car will look like some of these cars here in the bart parking lot, which means you might want to step outside and get the engine going so that by the time it's time for you to get in the car and drive off, it will be nice and toasty inside. it's a cold one, frost advisory in effect for a couple more hours for the bay area. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> get a cup of coffee and charge it to the station. security cameras caught some thieves going too far to keep warm. footage from a store in westlake, ohio. you see this woman looking at fur coats. then she lifts up her dress and just puts the coat -- yeah, that works, in her stockings. the cameras caught two more people distracting store employees. those employees found two coats missing. together they're worth about

$5,000. no matter how cold you get, that's not the proper way to get yourself a coat. >> that is not. it is a deal we're facing, super cold temperatures. potentially record cold temperatures for some folks. >> it'sad enough that non-coffee drinkers are becoming coffee drinkers. you can see some of the temperatures around the north bay, some of the coldest spots, 28 degrees in napa, 30 in fairfield, 33 in livermore. as we jump to the afternoon, we've got clear skies all around the bay area. even if the sun comes up, it's going to be chilly. some of the warmer spots today, if you want to say those are warmer, san jose low 50s for the afternoon, same story for san francisco. look at those temperatures heading to the high country. truckee and reno, 25 for high temperatures around the high country today. you can see we'll have another frosty morning tomorrow. then friday night and saturday, that looks to be probably our next chance of rain. in some cases, mendocino county, lake county may see some low snow with that system rolling in saturday morning.

watching your morning commute, still the metering lights are off approaching the toll plaza there. travel times close to 50 miles per hour. as we show you the 3-d view access into the bay bridge, looks pretty didn't coming out of oakland. you can see the san mateo bridge there to the south, bay bridge to the north, travel times right on schedule. a little slowing southbound 280 as we approach southbound at magdalena, a deer in the hov lane. as we head down to 101 moving out of san jose this morning, travel times right on schedule. volumes are light. everyone obviously has the heaters cranked up this morning around the bay area. >> you almost need to flip things around so instead of seeing things going into livermore, you see it heading into tracy or heading out to gilroy because it's going the other way. >> rob, thank you for doing double duty. >> it's been fun. >> so there's apparently this show called "dancing with the stars." working this early we don't get to see this but america has been on pins and needles as far as

the ending. here it is. dirty dancing star jennifer gray took out bristol palin to win the mirror balled trophy on "dancing with the stars." viewers kept voting for palin to move on despite the fact that the show's judges had given her low scores. her advances prompted one wisconsin man to shoot his television. someone else mailed white powder to the show. palin says, you know, people should not take shows quite so seriously. we agree. but jennifer gray winning a dancing contest again. >> one way or another it's all over. thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show is coming up next and a local news update in half an hour. people! look at you!

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